however, as you said, 16 candidates will get their five minutes to make their pitch to become the next county executive. we are here because of the resignation of john leopold two weeks ago, just days after his conviction on misconduct in office charges of how he misused his the tell and the personal chores he made some of his employees perform. the acting county executive john hammond has been decade in county positions. kendel ehrlich wants to get back in the political arena. she said if the selected tonight she will not run when the current term ends in september 2014. john kerry held the position back in the 1990's. peter all republicans because by county law, the replacement must be in the same party as the former office holder. the winner will get a simple majority of the council vote tonight.

if they don't vote for some reason, they still have seven days to make a choice. >> i am sure you will have an update for us tonight at 11:00. we are hearing tonight from some of the patients of dr. nikita levy, who took his own life days after being accused of photograph in patients without their knowledge. lowell melser has the latest for us. >> city police tell us more than 300 people have contacted investigators about dr. levy. yesterday we told you this as lawyers are continuing to mount cases against johns hopkins hospital. we are hearing from more victims to tell us that what makes it so hurtful is that they feel betrayed by person they thought was a good doctor. >> it is shocking to think that anything like this is happening. >> this former patient who did not want to be identified has

been seeing dr. levy for more than 20 years, and says he met played a major role in saving her sister's life. >> he basically saved her life. that is all she could think about is how much he saved her life. >> she also says while she was given this note from hopkins days after his firing, she did not find out why until she started seeing it on the news. >> it is even more devastating. >> according to sources close to the case, dr. levy committed suicide by suffocating himself after wrapping a plastic bag around his head and filling it with helium. police say he left a note near where his body was found in his baltimore county home. 10 days prior, hopkins fired him for inappropriately photographic and video taking -- videotaping his patients.

he used all types of surveillance equipment, including up in -- a pen similar to this one found on the internet. i right now, i don't know who was seeing for the past 11 years. >> jessica wims said she thought dr. levy was an excellent doctor as well, and cannot wrap her head around why he would do something so horrible. >> how do you trust another doctor? how do you trust anyone in that type of position with your body, with your life? >> city police tell us they continue to work this case with federal investigators and they feel the investigation could take months because there's so much evidence. lowell melser or, wbal-tv 11 news. >> more than five years after

she was caught on video abusing an elderly man, a former at home caretaker is now headed to prison. sarah is live outside the courthouse tonight with more on today's guilty plea. >> anastasia oluoch gave one word answers when she answered questions from the judge and did not say much else before she was sentenced to two years in jail. the daughter of the victim said she would like to see her serve more time, but she is satisfied. >> when you are fighting for some and you love, you just keep going. >> jackie taylor's guide to more than five years. back in 2007, after installing security cameras, she discovered that the caretaker she hired for her 90-year-old father was abusing him while she was at work. >> there was no other way for me to keep an eye on him than to have the cameras there.

does this people seem trustworthy does not mean they are. >> 59-year-old anastasia oluoch received six years in jail, two years for each charge. >> i pray that the six years feel like they are 50. >> prosecutors said the video played a major role in helping them in the case. >> we will not tolerate people abusing our most vulnerable adults. the elderly are so susceptible to this kind of mistreatment. cracks the case took years to come to a close because oluoch had to be expedited -- extradited from her native kenya. >> i could not imagine being in no circumstances with my own family. she did disappear, but we are not going to let her stay gone. >> jackie's father died a few

years ago. she says her memories of her dad are only good ones. >> when i think of my dad, i don't think of him in that situation. i think of him as a loving, giving individual. that is how i can stand here today and represent him. that is how could fight for him for five years. >> because oluoch is not a u.s. citizen, detectives said she will likely be deported as soon as she is finished serving her sentence. >> a crucial vote is expected in annapolis this evening on to very emotionally charged issues. >> the fate of a bill to repeal the death penalty, and the governors gun-control legislation are both in the hands of a senate committee. david collins joins us live from annapolis. >> there is a fascinating discussion underway at this hour as committee members try to amend the death penalty repeal bill.

so far, they have carved out the victims fun, making the bill eligible to be petition to a ballot and let voters decide the issue. >> i am very conflicted on this issue and always have been. >> after years of agonizing mental gymnastics over the legal and emotional issues surrounding capital punishment, he now supports repealing the death penalty. how difficult a decision has this been for you? >> agonizing. the hardest decision i think i have ever had to make down there. >> this is also an evolution of opinion for the senator currie back in 2009 he was the architect of a bill limiting the circumstances in which capital punishment can be carried out. >> in our state, i just don't think it is fixable. there is no wheel in the legislature or executive branch to fix this thing. i am not sure how you could do

it anyway. >> there has been a de facto moratorium on the death penalty since a 2006 high court ruling that the state did not properly develop protocols to carry it out. >> the state is not enforcing the death penalty now. why have it on the books? >> or why take it off? i believe there are certain crimes that are so heinous that people deserve the death penalty. >> repeal at the goods include a diverse group of clergy. and archbishop recently testified in support of the repeal bill. >> you don't create closure for the victims. you don't really create a more crime free society by taking life. >> in addition to repeal, the bill directs the governor to put a half billion dollars a year into a fund for crime victims. some argue that turns the measure into an appropriations bill which can be petitioned to a ballot.

>> i think people are going to look at this very important issue. >> there are still several amendments to come before final vote. in the same committee will take of gun-control legislation. there are as many 45 amendments to that bill. the chairman told members to be prepared to stay until at least midnight. >> the clock is ticking down on a very critical fiscal deadline. >> we will look at how across- the-board federal spending cuts will impact national parks. >> michael phelps shows off his amphibious abilities. he steps into the batting cage, later in sports. >> rain, sleet, and snow in the midwest are headed this

x national parks are bracing for the potential impact of sequestration, automatic spending cuts set to take place on march 1. >> it is expected to negatively affect parks from coast to coast. sally kidd is in washington with the details on that story. >> advocacy groups say the impact would be devastating and they have launched an all-out blitz to pressure lawmakers to cut a deal before the deadline. >> apart is awesome. >> this is where isaac comes to escape.

>> anytime you just want to what and -- just want to walk and get your mind clear. >> his next visit could be very different. from cape cod national seashore to the historic battlefield at gettysburg, to yellowstone and yosemite, national parks across the country are bracing for huge budget cuts. potential impacts are outlined in this national park service memo. fewer park rangers, reduced hours of operation, closed facilities. some parks could be forced to close hiking trails and campgrounds. >> places like gettysburg, they will have to turn away 2400 children who were there for school programs. >> the bathrooms are going to be dirty. some of the trash cans are not going to be emptied.

>> part visitor john henderson says the spending cuts are needed. >> i think sequestration is a good thing. >> one republican congressman says the park service will have to do more with less in these tough times. >> maryland's newest millionaire has stepped forward. the 48-year-old said before going to bed tuesday night, her fiance told her they would wake up richer, and they certainly did. she said she plans to buy a beach house. the winning ticket was sold at a shell station on lakeview drive. congratulations.

>> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> i hope you had a chance to enjoy the sunshine today. things will change quickly overnight and into friday with a cloudy and wet start to the weekend. the high today was 38 degrees, eight degrees below the average. it is going to be another chilly light. -- and other chilly night. westminster at 31, 39 in downtown baltimore right now. western maryland spent the whole day in the 20's. with skies they mostly clear for the next few hours, temperatures will quickly dropping into the 20's. overcast conditions expected for the friday morning rush hour. if the storm stays on its current pace, we will keep snow and sleet in the mountains for the friday morning rush hour. that is likely to change by

friday afternoon. overnight, 21-28, clear and partly cloudy later. the sun went down at 5:50 and we are in for a cold night tonight. tomorrow the storm that was first showing up in the desert southwest with snow in tucson yesterday, now is around kansas city, pushing snow into chicago. it will bring all that unsettled weather right into the cold that is locked in of the mid atlantic. winter weather advisory in the blue shaded counties in central and western pennsylvania all the way into garrett county in western maryland. in the pink shaded area is a winter storm warning. all of that moving eastbound. the futurecast shows that rider after lunch time it -- we will start to pick up snow and sleet across central maryland. it will accumulate maybe an inch

or so by the friday evening rush hour. plan on some extra time to get around tomorrow evening. it will push off the coast saturday afternoon but for a few hours things could get kind of tricky with snow and sleet moving through the weekend. tomorrow, 33-38, like east winds. cloudy in the morning, snow and sleet developing in the afternoon. the sun comes up at 6:49. the days are slowly getting longer. western maryland has a wintry mix. the cold air we redo will get track down in the valleys. there may be icing conditions on i-68. a wintry mix on the upper eastern shore tomorrow evening, and then. -- moderate rain on saturday. pretty much all rain late

tomorrow into saturday. a wintry mix late tomorrow, rain on saturday, sunshine returns for sunday and monday, and then another storm bring some snow and sleet into the area next tuesday. >> this is 11 sports. >> make no mistake about it, michael phelps loves baltimore sports. he is one of the biggest sports stars in the world. he loves to spend as much time up close and personal with his favorite baltimore teams. he checked out spring training today. he gets a little more access and some fans. he can probably swim a lot farther than he can hit. shy of playing in the game, it does not get a whole lot better than this. >> this is my first time coming out and being able to be in the clubhouse. i had a great time.

a great experience. i wanted to hit a home run, but i fell short a couple of times. i had a blast today. >> most people never get the first time. danica patrick and jeff gordon have front row reservations for the daytona 500. the rest of the field jockeyed for starting positions. the finishing laura these races determines the rest of the stock -- the rest of the starting order for the daytona 500. eight laps to go," a crash. he takes the checkered flag. danica patrick said finishes with her car and tax oshi will lead the sunday race.

making time for her love interest before duel 2. the final lap, tries to make a pass down low but does not have enough. sunday is the daytona 500. i don't recall ever saying this before in my life, but you really have to check out this incredible shot from a table tennis match. i did not know that existed. how about that shot? behind the back. watch the reaction from the opponent. brilliant. worth another look. when you slow the shot down, you understand how hard this is to do.

he is only the 173rd ranked table tennis pro in the world. stick around for an interesting seven-day forecast.

>> here is a look and what we are working on for 11 news tonight. anne arundel county is close to have a new leader. who will replace john leopold? the candidates before the county council tonight and a crucial vote could happen tonight on to the emotionally charged issues. it is now in the hands of a senate committee. senate committee. those stories and more

>> a very interesting forecasts. >> only an inch or so of snow and sleet around here. the problem is the timing is coming in for the friday afternoon rush-hour. changes to rain late tonight in the late tomorrow night and saturday. >> be careful tomorrow night. thanks for joining us, everybody. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the

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